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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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